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Stand Up, Fight TRAP: A Policy and Advocacy Resource to Counter Clinic Shutdown Laws

Clinics across the country are being forced to close their doors, making it even harder for a woman to get the abortion care she needs, simply because some politicians want to play politics with women’s [...]

Abortion, Legal Protections, Legal Restrictions, Other Barriers,United States,Engaging Policymakers,Publications

State Politicians Continue Crusade Against Safe, Legal Abortion in 2015 With Crop of New, Extreme Restrictions

State Politicians Continue Crusade Against Safe, Legal Abortion in 2015 With Crop of New, Extreme Restrictions Politicians introduce nearly 400 bills, enact 47 new laws restricting reproductive health care in the states this year (PRESS [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,United States,Engaging Policymakers, In the States (USA),News

Tribunal Constitucional de República Dominicana emite decisión regresiva en relación a la despenalización del aborto

Tribunal Constitucional de República Dominicana emite decisión regresiva en relación a la despenalización del aborto (COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) A pesar de los progresos realizados durante el año pasado por República Dominicana para despenalizar el aborto [...]

Abortion,Latin America & Caribbean

U.S Senate Narrowly Passes Latest Attempt to Defund Planned Parenthood

U.S Senate Narrowly Passes Latest Attempt to Defund Planned Parenthood Pro-choice champions attempt to block defunding language and protect women’s health clinics (PRESS RELEASE) Ignoring calls from elected officials and other key leaders, the U.S. [...]

Funding for Reproductive Healthcare, Public Funding,United States,Engaging Policymakers, In Washington D.C.,News

Dominican Republic Constitutional Court Repeals Abortion Law

Dominican Republic Constitutional Court Repeals Abortion Law (PRESS RELEASE) Despite progress made by the Dominican Republic in 2014 to amend the penal code to decriminalize abortion in limited circumstances, the Constitutional Tribunal of the Supreme [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,Latin America & Caribbean,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World, Reporting on Rights,News

New U.N. Report: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Must Be at Core of Humanitarian Action in Crisis Settings

New U.N. Report: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Must Be at Core of Humanitarian Action in Crisis Settings (PRESS RELEASE) A new report from the United Nations Population Fund today finds that significant gaps remain [...]

Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,Accountability Bodies, United Nations,At the United Nations,News

Presentación de caso en representación de mujeres salvadoreña injustamente encarceladas por haber sufrido emergencias obstétricas

Presentación de caso en representación de mujeres salvadoreña injustamente encarceladas (COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) Un amplio número de Salvadoreñas que sufrieron emergencias obstétricas durante el embarazo continúan siendo encarceladas bajo la sospecha de haber tenido un [...]

Abortion,Latin America & Caribbean

New Human Rights Case Filed On Behalf of Salvadoran Women Who Miscarried and Are Wrongfully Imprisoned

New Human Rights Case Filed On Behalf of Salvadoran Women Who Miscarried and Are Wrongfully Imprisoned (PRESS RELEASE) Countless Salvadoran women with pregnancy complications continue to be arrested on suspicion of an abortion and later [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,Latin America & Caribbean, El Salvador,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World, Reporting on Rights,News

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They Almost Killed Me

They Almost Killed Me A Salvadoran woman testifies about the abuse she suffered in jail after being imprisoned for having a miscarriage. And the Center fights back. When Cristina Quintanilla spoke into the microphone at [...]

Abortion, Legal Protections, Legal Restrictions,Latin America & Caribbean, El Salvador,In the Courts, Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,News

Aborto y Derechos Reproductivos en América Latina: Implicaciones para la Democracia

Les compartimos la nueva publicación del Centro de Derechos Reproductivos producido en conjunto con el Inter-American Dialogue con quienes organizamos el Simposio sobre Derechos Reproductivos en América Latina en la ciudad de Washington, DC el [...]

Abortion,Latin America & Caribbean,Documents

U.N. Committee: Malawi Should Expand Access to Safe and Legal Abortion, Address Reproductive Rights Violations

U.N. Committee: Malawi Should Expand Access to Safe and Legal Abortion, Address Reproductive Rights Violations (PRESS RELEASE) The government of Malawi should implement laws and policies to expand access to safe and legal abortion, as [...]

Africa, Malawi,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,News

Joint submission to CEDAW for the periodic review of Slovakia (2015)

Abortion, Contraception, Maternal Health,Europe, Slovakia, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,At the United Nations, Around the World,Documents

Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Violence Against Colorado Planned Parenthood

Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Violence Against Colorado Planned Parenthood Below is a statement released this morning from Center for Reproductive Rights President and CEO Nancy Northup regarding yesterday's violent attack on a Planned [...]

Abortion, Anti-Choice Harassment,United States,News

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